Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions

Subject: Tour of Japan
From: alanww
Date: 27 Oct 10 - 08:09 PM

Hi Anyone in Japan.
I'm planning a tour of Japan for some three weeks in March 2011 and would welcome some gigs / music sessions / song session / contacts with some folkies during my visit. I'm a bit of a shanty singer and play an English concertina - see www.alanwhitbread.co.uk. I'll be travelling with a mate who is a melodeon player for various morris teams. I play / dance for several teams too!
Any advice on where to go / what music or song sessions might be on?
"Wassail!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: alanww
Date: 01 Nov 10 - 01:58 PM

Anyone?

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: alanww
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 08:00 PM

???

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: My guru always said
Date: 03 Nov 10 - 03:07 AM

Here's a link to Alan's webpage!

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: alanww
Date: 04 Nov 10 - 06:34 AM

Thanks Hils.
So I shouldn't bother to take my concertina, eh?
"For I am free to go abroad...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: GUEST,baz parkes
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 05:10 AM

A while ago some person or persons I can't remember posted a video of a Japanese quintet ( i think)on melnet www.melodeon.net. It included melodeon, flute and harp and was playing well known English session tunes. Try asking there.

Baz

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, session
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 09:08 PM

Alan-

Don't give up! Japan is relatively new territory for Mudcatters, with the exception of an occasional folk music scholar.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: maeve
Date: 05 Nov 10 - 10:06 PM

Alan- Run a search on Mudcat's Filter using "Japan" as your search term. There are a few threads with possibly useful information, such as this one.

Maeve

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: alanww
Date: 09 Nov 10 - 03:05 PM

Thanks so far everyone.
Any more thoughts?
Alan

Subject: RE: Tour of Japan- seeking gigs, contacts, sessions
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 09 Nov 10 - 03:23 PM

Masato?